Progressive Conservative party

With the launch of a Facebook app that gives players points for things like posting a campaign message to Twitter or organizing a fundraising barbecue, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is hoping to mobilize its online supporters to get off the computer and slog it out on the campaign trail. Here the party’s director of […]

By Darcy Henton EDMONTON — An Environics poll says the Alberta Progressive Conservatives are on pace to form another massive majority in the next election despite being in the midst of choosing a new leader. The poll, commissioned by the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal, suggests a substantial rise in support for the governing Tories […]

A new poll showing a small surge for the Ontario NDP, with the Tories holding their overall lead, suggests a new tone in the province’s election this fall, analysts say. The Nanos Research poll, released Tuesday, shows rising support for the provincial NDP, gathering momentum similar to what their federal counterpart experienced back in March, […]

Former mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson will vie for a seat in the Ontario legislature next fall. On Tuesday, the CEO of Women’s Post announced on her Facebook page that after much deliberation, she has decided to align herself with the Ontario Liberal Party. She will run in the downtown riding of Trinity-Spadina, an area she […]